The 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank is quickly approaching and our Programmers are proud to announce our Saturday Night Spotlight Film, This Is Ballroom, as well as our Closing Night Film, The White House Effect. Both of these titles offer compelling examinations of life in the 21st century and illustrate how coming together for the sake of humankind is more important than ever before. Check out a quick synopsis for each film below.
Day Passes for the 27th Sidewalk Film Festival go on sale TODAY!
VIP + Weekend Passes are also available. Get yours today before prices increase on August 1!
Saturday Night Spotlight Film
This Is Ballroom 
Directed by Juru & Vitã • 1 hour 30 minutes • Brazil
An upbeat tribute to the Brazilian ballroom scene where LGBTQ+ and non-white people create the creative space they are not allowed in a repressive society.
Closing Night Film
The White House Effect 
Directed by Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk • 1 hour 34 minutes • USA
Inside George H. W. Bush’s White House, scientists drop the bomb that climate change is real. Chaos ensues. Staff clash, lobbyists scramble, and Bush, who once ran as an environmental candidate, faces an existential decision that reshaped our planet’s future. Told entirely through archival footage, this film is riveting, urgent, and surprisingly cinematic.
These titles (plus the titles announced in May and June) are a preview of what’s in store for the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank, August 18 – 24 in Downtown Birmingham’s Historical Theatre District. Screening dates/times tbd.
Get VIP, Weekend, and Day Passes now at sidewalkfest.com/tix.